Archive for the ‘secondhand smoke’ Category
60 Research Papers on Toxicity of Smoking Destroyed in 1992 by Imperial Tobacco Company
October 25th, 2009
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Earlier this month it was reported in an abstract paper by Canadian Medical Association Journal that British American Tobacco had its affiliate, the Imperial Tobacco company destroy over sixty research documents dating back to 1992.
With this action now surfacing the embarrassment for big tobacco could also lead to future litigation due to the implications of […]
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Herbal Stop Smoking Aid – Using Homeopathic Medicines to Quit Smoking
July 29th, 2009
admin wrote a pretty interesting post today on
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We all know the dangers of smoking, even the dangers associated with second smoke are well documented.
With this alarming information constantly etched into the mind why then, do smokers continue to smoke?
And even more important, is there a safe, sure fire way for them to quit?
Coming into recent attention are the use of homeopathic medicines […]
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May 31 Celebrate World No Tobacco Day
May 27th, 2009
barbara_cronin wrote an interesting post today on
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In 1987 World No Tobacco Day was created by WHO, the World Health Organization.
With a focus on the negative health effects of tobacco smoking, the aim of May 31st is to reduce tobacco deaths each year.
Right now that number stands at about five million yearly. That number is expected to double within the next ten […]
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We Quit Smoking for Love. We Both Succeeded.
April 26th, 2009
sanbreck wrote an interesting post today on
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I want a cigarette so bad.
Yesterday, we fought with tech support of our Internet service provider…for hours. They kept putting us on hold, handing us to different departments, saying one thing, then contradicting themselves. Seems the corporate behemoth would see fit to train their support personnel.
Now, today, the stress is catching up with me. I […]
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Parental Warning: Second-Hand Smoke May Trigger Nicotine Dependence in Kids
September 29th, 2008
CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today on
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New study from Canadian researchers published in Addictive Behaviors
Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children.
The findings are published in the September edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a joint study from nine Canadian institutions.
“Increased exposure to second-hand smoke, […]
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Since 1878 Reports Confirmed Smoking Was a Health Hazard
September 25th, 2008
robbster wrote an interesting post today on
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1878: Eighty-six years before the U.S. surgeon general issues a report confirming the dangers of smoking tobacco, a letter from English physician Charles R. Drysdale condemning its use appears in The Times of London.
Drysdale, the senior physician to the Metropolitan Free Hospital in London, had already published a book on this subject titled Tobacco and […]
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Big Tobacco Companies Covered Up Radiation Dangers From Smoking
September 7th, 2008
Kabuki wrote an interesting post today on
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Tobacco companies have covered up for 40 years the fact that cigarette smoke contains a dangerous radioactive substance that exposes heavy smokers to the radiation equivalent of having 300 chest X-rays a year.
Internal company records reveal that cigarette manufacturers knew that tobacco contained polonium-210 but avoided drawing public attention to the fact for fear of […]
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